Copper Wire Work | Earth Balance Craft

July Birthstones

25/06/2020 by Nicola

July is the birthday month of ruby and carnelian gemstones. Here at craft HQ, I work with the orange and red hues of carnelian in many of my jewellery and home decor designs. It has a rich translucent quality that … Read More

Summer Fruit Give Away

14/06/2020 by Nicola

Enter below to be in with a chance of winning one of these zesty lemon hanging decorations. This summer inspired botanical piece is hand-made with copper wire work and adorned with zesty gemstones and glass. The design follows the familiar … Read More

Gatekeeper Butterfly WIPS

22/04/2020 by Nicola

Bringing Nature to Life through Wire Art Introducing the gatekeeper butterfly suncatcher and sharing with you my work in progress photographs and a time-lapse video. This design is handmade with lashings of copper wire work, dotted with semi-precious gemstones and … Read More

February Birthstone Gifts

28/01/2020 by Nicola

Amethyst is a beautiful purple semi-precious gemstone, and is the birthstone for February. View over our range of amethyst gift ideas from women’s jewellery designs to hanging decorations. Wish that special woman in your life a very happy February birthday!

Holly and Mistletoe WIPs

03/12/2019 by Nicola

Inspired by the winter solstice and season of Yule, these hanging ornaments are hand-made with copper metal wire work, gemstones and glass beads. The designs follow the familiar contours of holly and mistletoe leaves, adorned with red and white berries. … Read More

Ready Made Gifts 2019

03/11/2019 by Nicola

Last call for my ready-made designs for Christmas gifts. View over the remaining goodies that are ready to be posted out. The next new stock update will be in January 2020! Eek. Give the gift of handmade this Christmas. These … Read More

Butterflies in the Making

16/08/2019 by Nicola

This week has been full of butterflies and dragonflies in my studio. There are two new suncatcher designs hot off the work bench with very different colour palettes and levels of detail. The muted design with pastels pinks, soft whites … Read More

August Birthstones

28/07/2019 by Nicola

Peridot & Chinese Jade Beautiful peridot and Chinese jade are the birthstones for August. Peridot has a vibrant lime green translucence quality and is catches sunlight very well. Chinese jade, known as jadeite is my favourite gemstone of all, it … Read More

Copper

Gemstone Dewdrops

23/06/2019 by Nicola

Inspired by misty morning forest walks where dew droplets cling to the trees. Natural gemstone beads make the perfect dew drop. I use a variety of watery beads in my designs, in particular I am fond of; labradorite, prehnite, rainbow … Read More

Dolphin Suncatcher WIPs

17/06/2019 by Nicola

Inspired by the beautiful dolphin, this design is handmade with lashings of spiralling copper wire work and a soft grey palette of semi-precious gemstone and Czech glass beads. Following his soft contours and gentle character with bold lines and swirling … Read More

Design Inspiration

Summer Foxgloves

05/06/2019 by Nicola

British foxgloves are the most beautiful wild flower there is. They come into flower late May and are in full bloom in June. Both a poison and a herbal medicine, the foxglove extract is used to help heart problem. If … Read More

Storm Clouds Rolling In

10/05/2019 by Nicola

I have a passion for creating designs that romanticise the British weather. My recent range of jewellery designs draws inspiration from storm clouds. Those dark grey clouds that look too heavy for the sky, and threaten wild weather to come. … Read More